“We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) / Pixabay
Funny how things work out. My last post compared a TV show ending with a season of my life coming to an end (“It’s a Wrap”) and today I actually watched the last show of a favorite series of mine. In this final episode, the writers “wrapped up” the life stage each character was in and let us get a glimpse of what new season awaited them. If a wonderful show has to end, this was a perfect ending.
My wise words today come from the farewell lines of character, “Detective Vince Korsak” and oh, how they spoke to me!
“I hate endings, the truth is I hate beginnings too. I like middles, the steady sameness- comfortable- forever. But, I know you don’t always get to pick when life changes so I have no choice but to embrace this and I’m going to make it the best version of the next step that I can.”
I so often find myself digging in my heels and clinging to the “steady sameness-comfortable-forever”, but we all know that isn’t how life works. Change happens! Our endings probably won’t be perfect and we may not have a clear vision of what’s to come; but whether you’re retiring like Detective Korsak was or walking into a new career, welcoming a baby or leaving your “baby” at college, keeping pace with teenagers or slowing your stride to care for a parent, or even moving forward with tearing down an old house while waiting for a new one like me; let’s embrace the path we’re on and be determined to make it the “best version of the next step that we can!”
I’m pretty sure if we’re too comfortable we’re not living life to the fullest. That doesn’t mean I don’t love me some comfortable! I like the idea of making the next step the best I can no matter what it is. I’ll have to work on it but It feels right.
I’m gonna miss that show!!! Great words of wisdom from Vince! . . . and from YOU!!!
I’m going to miss it too! Miss you my friend as well!
Bravo Cindy!! I think that’s the spirit to have as we know he has each of our lives planned out. p.s. I like the comfortable middle too. ha ha But it doesn’t work that way. So we’ll embrace each thing as it happens! xo